Novo Nordisk seeks new, 'disruptive' options to escape US market pressure - CMO tells TPL

2 October 2018

At EASD 2018, The Pharma Letter spoke with Novo Nordisk’s (NOV: N) chief medical officer Stephen Gough and chief science officer Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen about recent job losses at the company, and the seismic potential of oral semaglutide.

The annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) is Europe’s premiere scientific conference for the therapy area.

For Dr Thomsen, the most exciting subject at the event is: "all the things that are happening in the GLP1 area," including data showing cardiovascular protection.

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